The blog at the Weekly Standard has issued a brokered convention watch, and it quotes yesterday's piece in the Wall Street Journal, "Ahead of Iowa, Republican Race is Wide Open:"

Indeed, the serial erosion of support for Messrs. McCain, Romney and Giuliani has alarmed some longtime Republicans about the prospect of disarray persisting until next summer's Republican National Convention in Minneapolis. While that might produce the sort of attention-grabbing suspense that some political reformers have pined for, modern electoral strategists place far more value on rapidly uniting party constituencies for the general election battle ahead.

He echoes what some others are saying--that it's more important to unite the base months before--than it is to to please all the political hacks reporting on the event.

Meanwhile, Rush Limbaugh mentioned the possibility on the air yesterday, and he basically says it'd "be fun to watch" but there may be some clarity ahead of time:

With the Republican side right now so fluid...right now in Republican National Committee circles and maybe even with some Republicans, the two dreaded words out there are "brokered convention," and the reason some people are fearing brokered convention -- it would be fun to watch -- is because nobody's launched ahead of anybody here. It's just that tight, at least coordinating these pre-pimary polls. But there will be some clarity after the Hawkeye Cauci, and after the New Hampshire primary.

More and more credible people are mentioning the possibility of a brokered convention. As time goes on, and there is no GOP frontrunner, the possibility increases, though I've noticed the thrill of such an event, seems to decrease. More than likely, the reality and the logistics of the event, could be worse than the excitement of watching--or reporting--on it.